In "To a Young Jazz Musician, the renowned jazz musician and
Pulitzer Prize--winning composer Wynton Marsalis gives us an
invaluable guide to making good music-and to leading a good
life.
Writing from the road "between the bus ride, the sound check, and
the gig,"
Marsalis passes on wisdom gained from experience, addressed to a
young musician coming up-and to any of us at any stage of life. He
writes that having humility is a way to continue to grow, to
listen, and to learn; that patience is necessary for developing
both technical proficiency and your own art rather than an
imitation of someone else's; and that rules are indispensable
because "freedom lives in structure."
He offers lessons learned from his years as a performer and from
his great forebears Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, and others; he
explores the art of swing; he discusses why it is important to run
toward your issues, not away; and he talks about what to do when
your integrity runs up against the lack thereof in others and in
our culture. He poetically expresses our need for healers: "All of
it tracks back to how you heal your culture, one patient at a time,
beginning with yourself."
This is a unique book, in which a great artist offers his personal
thoughts, both on jazz and on how to live a better, more original,
productive, and meaningful life. To a Young Jazz Musician is sure
to be treasured by readers young and old, musicians, lovers of
music, and anyone interested in being mentored by one of America's
most influential, generous, and talented artists.
"From the Hardcover edition.
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